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Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S., The (as told to his brother)
David Levithan
Ages: 12+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Children's Books/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-1-9848-4859-8
Keywords: disappearance, missing children, mystery, brothers, family, trust, truth
Twelve-year-old Aidan vanishes. When he returns, he doesn't think anyone will accept the truth about where he's been -- with good reason. Who would believe that another world exists?